Thesis (MMus) -- Stellenbosch University, 2010. / The wind band is a far underused composition medium in South Africa. Partially, this is due to the stereotypical view towards the ensemble and unfamiliarity with dealing with the heterogeneous timbral pallet. The author aimed to demonstrate the ensemble’s capabilities through a systematic orchestration process. The result of this dissertation is an orchestration of a large-scale work, From the Poets, for wind band. This creative research resulted in a systematic critical investigation of instrumental idiosyncrasies, balance, conventions of notation and timbre combinations found in the wind band. Furthermore, the author scrutinised the benefits and shortcomings of the aforementioned systematic process. Concluding that, through a methodical process, an orchestrator achieves a thorough understanding of the original text and can thus translate without fear of making unfavourable musical decisions. However, as this was a two-year process, the method might not work in the time constraints presented in real world situations, such as the music industry for instance. The author provides possible adaptations to the method in order to cope with the above-mentioned time constraints. / Die blaasorkes is ʼn vêr-onderbenutte medium vir komposisie in Suid-Afrika, deels as gevolg van die stereotipiese siening oor die ensemble en 'n gebrekkige kennis in die hantering van die orkes se heterogene toonkleur palet. Die skrywer het hom beywer om die ensemble se vermoëns te demonstreer deur middel van 'n stelselmatige orkestrasieproses. Die resultaat van hierdie skripsie is 'n orkestrasie van 'n grootskaalse werk, From the Poets, vir blaasorkes. Hierdie kreatiewe navorsing het gelei tot 'n sistematiese kritiese ondersoek met betrekking tot instrumentale eienaardighede, balans, konvensies van notasie en toonkleur kombinasies wat ʼn blaasorkes bied. Verder het die skrywer die voordele en tekortkominge van die bogenoemde proses ondersoek. Die gevolgtrekking is dat, by wyse van, 'n metodiese proses, 'n orkestrator 'n deeglike begrip van die oorspronklike teks kan bereik en dus die materiaal vertaal sonder vrees om ongunstige musikale besluite te maak. Aangesien die navorsing 'n tweejaarlange proses behels het, glo die skrywer dat hierdie metode moontlik ontoereikend mag wees gegewe die tydsbeperkinge wat dikwels deur die musiekindustrie opgelê word. Derhalwe bied die skrywer ook moontlike aanpassings tot sy metode om die bogenoemde tydsbeperkings te akkommodeer.

This study has attempted to observe and understand the reorchestrations of the four Robert Schumann symphonies through the analysis of revisions found in the edited scores of several eminent conductors. To provide a faithful and effective performance of Schumann's orchestral conception, the conductor may find it necessary to alter certain features in his scores. Conductors have complained that Schumann's symphonies are ineffectual in many passages. This is the reason they are less frequently performed than they deserve. Four performance editions of the complete Schumann symphonies were chosen to form the basis for this study. They are: Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, George Szell, Felix Weingartner. The revisions of other conductors were incorporated as available and appropriate. These include: Fritz Reiner, Bruno Walter, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Georg Solti, Joseph Keilberth, Gotthold Lessing, Willem Mengelberg, Eugene Ormandy, Hans Pfitzner, Theodore Thomas, Max Reger, Fritz Busch. The study of Schumann's orchestration involved the investigation of his development as an orchestral composer, including the influence of the piano on his scoring and his understanding of the orchestra. The state of the orchestra in Schumann's time and his development as an orchestral composer were also studied in order to better understand his technique in terms of his orchestral experience. The study of the revisions reveals that Schumann's scoring was less successful than many other composers in providing an orchestration which supports and clarifies the structural logic of the composition. It thus becomes the conductor's responsibility to assume the role of editor to provide a faithful performance of the work. Analysis of the reorchestrations reveals changes concerning dynamic balance, clarity, timbre and style, as well as manner of performance. This study has attempted to provide vital information about the performing editions and the aesthetic effect achieved through alteration of the original Schumann scores.

Microtonal pitch systems have musical implications beyond the organization of pitch, suggesting the possibility of functioning symbiotically with orchestration, rhythm, and form in a musical work. This essay focuses on three compositions, each of which approaches tuning and microtonality in a unique way: The Delusion of the Fury (1969) by Harry Partch, Limited Approximations (2010) by Georg Friedrich Haas, and Asking Ocean (2016) by Marc Sabat. After a general analysis of the pitch materials in these three works, passages of music are examined and compared to illustrate how pitch systems, especially those in extended just intonation, inform orchestration, rhythm, and form, exploring how these composers balance the practical considerations of writing microtonal music with artistic intent. This essay argues that the success of these three works relates to a sensitivity toward the limitations and possibilities of their novel approaches to microtonal pitch organization.

Orientador: Lutero Rodrigues da Silva / Banca: Alexandre Silva Rosa / Banca: Paulo Ricardo Gazzaneo / Resumo: Quadros de uma Exposição, de Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) é uma suíte escrita originalmente para piano, no entanto, fora transcrita para orquestra por diversos compositores, alcançando a soma superior a 600 transcrições. Diante de tal espólio, concluímos que há muito a ser pesquisado, sobretudo, no que diz respeito ao universo da transcrição orquestral. Para tanto, analisaremos as transcrições do russo Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896); do francês Maurice Ravel (1875-1937); e do compositor brasileiro Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986). A transcrição orquestral de Mignone ainda é pouco conhecida nas salas de concerto e mesmo entre pesquisadores. Diante disso, o estudo minucioso de seu trabalho torna-se necessário tanto para música brasileira quanto para o estudo da orquestração, em virtude da escassez de papéis acadêmicos sobre este objeto / Abstract: Pictures at an Exhibition, by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) is a suite originally written for the piano, it was transcripted to orchestras by assorted composers reaching the amount of 600 transcriptions. In face of many recreations of such piece, we conclude that, there is still a lot to research and to understand about those so distinct orchestrations and what they might bring us in the universe of orchestral transcription. For such purpose, we are going to analyse the transcriptions of the Russian Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896); of the French Maurice Ravel (1875-1937); adding the Brazilian composer Francisco Mignone (1897-1986). The orchestral transcription of Mignone is not enough known among concert halls and researchers. Thus, such study involving his works become quite necessary not only to the Brazilian music, but for the orchestration study as well, due to the scarcity of academic papers regarding such object / Mestre

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Thesis (M.M.)--University of Rochester, 1932. / Typewritten. Bibliography: l. 55. Digitized version available online via the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music http://hdl.handle.net/1802/4109

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Thesis--Urbana-Champaign, 1993. / Bibliogr. p. 136-145.

Diss.--Cologne, 1996. / Bibliogr. p. 301-321.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 1950. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 78). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.